No and Hell no! Why? This is a horrible idea and you can bet if the game was
between two Canadian teams there wouldn't be an American anthem. That being said
I am also not anti-Canadian and I appreciate the Canadian players in the NHL.
s/t Kuklas
Korner

A Toronto hockey fan is hoping to bring some Canadian spirit to the
Stanley Cup final.

Sandro Liburdi has started up a petition with hopes
of convincing the National Hockey League to play both the Canadian and American
national anthem at the games.

The finals will be a best-of-seven games
showdown between two U.S. teams - the Chicago Blackhawks and the Philadelphia
Flyers. The series starts Saturday at 9 p.m.

"Although there are two
U.S. teams in the final, there are 38 Canadian players and only 24 U.S. and
international-born players combined," he said in a telephone interview with
ctvtoronto.ca. He also pointed out that the captains of both teams are Canadian.

"Those Canadian players deserve to hear their anthem."

An online
petition (www.playouranthem.ca) was
launched Thursday afternoon and within a few hours, more than 2,500 people
signed their support.

Liburdi says he is trying to get hockey
commentator Don Cherry and other sports notables on board.

Honouring
Canada in an American sporting competition is nothing new. In fact, the National
Basketball Association flies a Canadian flag at every game, regardless of which
team is actually playing.[CTV.CA]